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SAS one of the World's Best Workplaces

Online Press Kit - October 27, 2011

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Press Releases

  • SAS one of the World's Best Workplaces (October 27, 2011)
    SAS secured the No.2 spot on the elite "Top 25 World's Best Multinational Workplaces" list from Great Place to Work®.
  • SAS again ranks No. 1 on FORTUNE Best Companies to Work For list in America (January 20, 2011)
    SAS, the leader in business analytics, is again No.1 on FORTUNE magazine's annual 100 Best Companies to Work For list. SAS was listed as one of the best for health care, child care and work-life balance. Since this list was established in 1998, SAS has been on it every year, with this year marking the eighth time SAS has been in the top 10.
  • SAS revenue jumps 5.2 percent to record $2.43 billion (January 20, 2011)
    SAS achieved record global revenue of US$2.43 billion in 2010, up 5.2 percent over 2009 results. In the business analytics category, revenue surged 26 percent. SAS CEO Jim Goodnight attributed growth to the recognition that the current explosion of data can be analyzed to provide insights never before possible.

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SAS' Building C and Executive Briefing Center is LEED certified Platinum for New Construction. The 12-acre solar farm is visible in the distance. SAS offers impeccably equipped recreation and fitness facilities. SAS evokes a university campus feel with greenways that connect one building to another, and connect employees as individuals. SAS' Building S overlooks a sprawling vista of beautiful sculpture, manicured lawns and winding paths to other buildings. Thirty years ago, SAS set up an on-site daycare to ensure employee's children received high-quality care just a few steps from their offices. Billy Dickerson, Software Developer (17 years with SAS), visits his daughter Reese at the on-site SAS Montessori School. SAS CEO Jim Goodnight toasts employees for achieving the #1 spot in the U.S. for the second year in a row by the Great Place to Work Institute. SAS Canada's Human Resources Director Seta Kouyoumdjian (right) holds the award in honor of the company's #3 ranking. SAS Belgium celebrates being ranked #2 by the Great Places to Work Institute in 2011. SAS France's Human Resources Director Miguel Labourg holds the award in honor of the office's placement of #18 on the Best Workplaces 2011 list. SAS Germany Human Resources Managers Marlies Bürkel (left) and Silvia Imaschewski display SAS' award with Frank Hauser, General Manager of Great Place to Work Institute Germany. SAS Germany is ranked #3 in their country. SAS India Country Manager Sudipta Sen (left) and Director of Human Resources Srinivas Rao (right) accept an award in honor of the country's #16 ranking. SAS Italy General Manager Marco Icardi (left) holds the award in honor of the office's placement of #27 on the Best Workplaces 2011 list. SAS Netherlands staff celebrate after being ranked #2 for the second year in a row by the Great Places to Work Institute. SAS Norway staff members Ragnhild Skuland, Hanne Boudreaux, Kåre Nygård, Hilde Sundt-Hansen, Audun Moen Stueland and Wenche Nielsen celebrate a #1 ranking by the Great Places to Work Institute. SAS Portugal celebrating its ranking of #11 by the Great Places to Work Institute.

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